Kelly Crawford

On Thursday, Oct. 28 Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s broadband department hosted a trunk-or-treat event at BRMEMC’s headquarters in Young Harris, Georgia. The trunk or treat was open to everyone to drive through and receive candy. This may seem like a small gesture of gratitude, but it was a way to ensure children of our local […]

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) held its 83rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23, at the Co-op’s headquarters in Young Harris, Georgia. Originally scheduled as an in-person meeting, BRMEMC’s Board of Directors and management staff made the decision at their Sept. 14 monthly board meeting to change the Annual Meeting to a drive-thru event. The

Young Harris, Georgia – BRMEMC’s Annual Meeting scheduled for this Thursday, September 23 is now a drive-thru event at the headquarters of BRMEMC in Young Harris, Georgia. BRMEMC’s Board of Directors and management team made the decision out of an abundance of caution to our employees and members with the rise of COVID cases throughout

YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — The Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) announced in Tuesday night’s Board Meeting that Allan Glidewell has been selected as general manager. Glidewell brings more than twenty-three years of experience in the utility industry working primarily in electric cooperatives. “Glidewells’s knowledge, experience, longevity and leadership within

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) was recently awarded $1.3 million in funding through the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program as part of Gov. Roy Cooper’s $30 million initiative to expand internet access to rural areas. BRMEMC officially signed the grant agreement on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Funds from this grant will

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) recently completed a broadband expansion in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Approximately 182 residents are now eligible for fiber optic internet service. This newly completed broadband expansion is in and around the Johnsonville Road area. Residents of this area can email their name and physical address to broadband@brmemc.com to begin the

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (BRMEMC) held its 81st Annual Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Co-op’s headquarters in Young Harris. Due to COVID-19 precautions, modifications were made and the meeting was a drive-in style meeting. Members and guests that attended entered through the gated operations entrance and drove through the warehouse to register, enter

YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia — Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s Board of Directors and management approved a change to this year’s Annual Meeting to a drive-thru style meeting at the BRMEMC headquarters in Young Harris, Georgia. The Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24 with the business session beginning at 5 p.m. In-person voting will begin

YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s General Manager Jeremy Nelms announced on June 25 that he will resign his position as General Manager in September 2020. Nelms began his career at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC in August 2016. He was hired as the seventh general manager since the inception of BRMEMC in 1938.